Notion CEO Ivan Zhao: Data Outlasts Logic and UI — Our Job Is Keeper of the Data
every · x · 2026-11-13
Speaking at Every Thesis 2027, Notion founder Ivan Zhao argued that data is what really matters — far more durable than procedural logic or UI. As a result, Notion increasingly sees its job as being "the keeper of the data," a view that echoes the wider debate about what constitutes moats for software products in the AI era.
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